Merry Christmas!

Love, Owen, Henry, Gracie, Jack & Lilly

Early Christmas Present

I love it.

It's Really Winter Here

(I knitted that scarf, by the way.)

Cousins!

Gracie is having a great time with her cousins.

She can hardly believe there are so many kids around for her to play with.

It's so much fun to watch them all running around together.

It's also hilarious so see the stuff they come up with.

Believe me, pictures are coming.

From Gracie

Aren't those the cutest footprints you ever did see?

Schnepf Farms

Gracie and I had a mother-daughter day for her birthday at Schnepf Farms down in Queen Creek. It was early in the morning and it had rained the day before so we were the only ones there. Luckily, that equaled a half price train ride and a free carousel ride.

Gracie had a perfect birthday weekend of princess quality treatment. That included obscene amounts of birthday cake and plenty of presents.

Now we are using this week to prepare to go to Utah to spend our Christmas there. It's going to be so great to see my family.

Tops on the list of things we plan to do together:

1. Watch Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet with Jenna

2. Watch Star Trek with family

3. Sledding with the kids

4. Group date with all my brothers and sisters

5. Birthday party with the family

6. Holmes Family Spectacular

7. Tree trimming

8. Christmas eve program

9. Wrap presents

10. Enjoy holiday merriment

Hooray for a family holiday season!

This Morning. . .

. . .I found this guy in our backyard. . .

. . .cleaning up this mess.

It was more than a little unnerving to find a stranger in an orange vest all up in the parameter of my home boundaries.

At least he picked up after himself.

Birthday Present

Gracie got princess dress ups for her birthday.

Here, she's dressed as Cinderella; crown and all.

Now she has a wand to order us around.

I don't care, she looks adorable.

Our 4 Year Old

Happy Birthday tomorrow, baby girl.

EVMCO Concert Success!

This is Robby's view from his seat in the Mesa Arts Center.

It was indeed a great way to kick off the Christmas season.

Thank you to those who could come to support me.

Visit www.evmco.org to find out how you can be part of this beautiful organization.